In 2008, the slogan was “Yes We Can.” For 2011-12, it’s “We Can’t Wait.” What happened in between? Candidate Barack Obama, the vessel into which myriad dreams were poured, met the reality of governance.

The Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear some of the constitutional challenges to President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Watching last weekend’s Republican presidential debate on U.S. foreign policy, you might be forgiven if you thought it shed absolutely no light on U.S. foreign policy.

We adopted Amelia as a young turkey in the fall of 2007 after a local farmer gave her up. She lived in our sanctuary until August this year when her legs gave out and we had to call our veterinarian, a very kind man, to put her to rest in the yard surrounded by her friends.

As a young electrical engineer designing and testing spy satellites for Eastman Kodak Co. in the 1960s, I brought an evangelical fervor to the task. I have referred to that fervor in the past as “defense of the corporate soul.”

Gov. Paul LePage’s announcement that he will propose a merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Conservation has drawn surprisingly little reaction — perhaps because he hasn’t yet submitted the authorizing legislation.

As we observe national Rural Health Day on Thursday, we would do well to acknowledge one of the challenges facing Maine’s rural residents. We hear on a weekly, if not daily, basis about the high number of children and adults who are overweight or obese.

Much ink has been spilled and many electronic pixels brightened and dimmed over the past few days on the subject of the overwhelming vote in favor of Question 1 in the recent election, and what this result means for the near future of politics in Maine.